Datang first village

Everything was in the hands of the people of Tang Dynasty, and Niu Jinda didn't show up in person, but a small official hinted who should be the official. .

Of course, what he said in the open is that for this matter in Kuching, it is natural that Kuching's own people should come to the government.

The four little officials fought so badly that they almost carried the big banner to brag about how good they are among the ordinary local people here.

To build momentum, because the people of Datang said that this is called voting.Let local people choose their officials, this is called respecting the people's choice.So, let the four of you canvass for votes, one household, one vote, and let the man in charge of the family vote.

Therefore, the four translators, in order to fight for the several power positions that are almost equivalent to the lower counties of the Tang Dynasty, can be said to have put in a lot of effort, and each of them is pulling their own factions.

And Niu Jinda went to do a big thing.

First, he went to the homes of the officials who were beaten to death by the so-called mob, and stopped the people from using violence against these officials' homes. Niu Jinda stood there, and in his capacity, he would not talk directly to these officials' homes.

A small official passed by, sighed softly, and said in a half-baked local dialect: "Since this kind of thing has already happened, let the newly appointed officials here take care of who is right and who is wrong. It's just you people If you stay here, you are afraid that the common people will embarrass you again."

This is the truth, and the family members of these officials who were killed were also a little scared.

"I'll give you a few hundred acres of land, let's live in another place." The little official explained his meaning directly.

Staying here, the family will have no pillars, no men, and it will be difficult to live anymore.Changing another place may be a way to survive.

"Can you go to Datang?" asked the child of one of the officials, who was less than ten years old.

The little official shook his head lightly: "What can you do when you go to Datang? But you are allowed to go to Datang, but you can't go to the Central Plains."

"It's better than here." The official's woman said softly.

"It's natural, it will definitely be stronger than here."

On the same day, or at that time, Niu Jinda's subordinates sent these people out. If these people stay here for one more day, they will feel more restless. Put it in your eyes.

It can be done with Wang Ba, and it can be done with Zhao Lu, who was newly recruited by the Qin Palace.

Of course, if these people dare to be troublesome and have a heart of disobedience, it is another matter.

After tidying up the tails, the cow came to the piled goods, and many plates, bowls, and cups were broken in the chaos.A few old people were holding the fragments in a daze, and many women were cushioning the boxes with soft grass, and then carefully put the cups in.

Seeing Niu Jinda appear, several old people and those women knelt down on the ground.

Niu Jinda stretched out his hand to help him: "The Great Tang is not in favor of kneeling. His Highness the King of Qin once said, kneel to the sky, kneel to the ground, kneel to parents at home, and kneel to mentors when going out. Only kneel to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty during sacrifices and ceremonies. In addition, Datang has no reason to ask the people to kneel without reason."

The little official was not very proficient in the local language, so he tried hard to speak clearly, sweating profusely.

One of the old men suddenly said in Chinese: "Understandable, I have been to Chang'an once, that is 40 years ago, I worked as a boatman and lived in Chang'an for more than a year, and it was a tribute trip. I understand , Kneeling the gods, kneeling the ancestors, kneeling the elders of the clan, kneeling the mentor of the industry, kneeling the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, that is what it means!"

"Yes!" Niu Jinda sat on the ground.

Niu Jinda spoke first: "In fact, this matter was not arranged well by the general, so I should have made it clear at the time. This mess is not what the general wanted, what the general wanted was sugar. This sugar was refined into snow sugar in Chang'an City. At this point, Niu Jinda asked again: "Have you ever seen snow?"

"I have seen that there has been snow in Chang'an City."

"It's that kind of sugar, which can be sold for more than ten yuan per catty in Chang'an. It can be sold for five or six hundred catties per mu. The way to Huating is by sea, and the cost is not big. Huating will lose [-]% to Chang'an. Pay for the freight, but just like this, I can transport two hundred catties per mu to Chang'an, which is the profit of two pennies."

The old man who knew Chinese was explaining to the other old men while listening.

A local old man asked, "How much money is this?"

"Not a lot, how could it be worth five shi in exchange for grain? Not counting Chang'an, it is a remote and poor place. The original harvest of a family is only two or three guan a year. Chang'an City, a person can earn two guan a month money."

Niu Jinda had listened to Li Yuanxing's suggestion.

What is the best deception?That is, out of a hundred sentences, 99 are true.These 99 truths serve for that one lie.

So Niu Jinda even dared to speak out his old background, he was not afraid, because without Datang's nod, no merchant ship could approach Datang, and the defense of the first island chain of Datang is not the enemy, but strictly prohibiting any ships without permission from approaching, If there is no sign, and it has not been filed with the Datang Maritime Safety Administration, let alone a ship, not even a piece of wood can get in.

Niu Jinda picked up another broken cup.

"This crystal cup is also a valuable item in Chang'an City. Although it is not as expensive as a few cups or a dozen cups for one in the past, but a set of four will cost several hundred yuan. In addition, it is so far away. It costs a lot to transport it here. The output in the field is quite large, so that your family can earn twenty or thirty yuan a year, and Lao Niu thinks this is fair."

"It's fair, but some people don't want the poor to eat meat!"

After listening to these old men, Niu Jinda realized that the resentment was not the first day.It's just that Qin Wang Li Yuanxing took an opportunity to ignite this resentment.

The old man said: "Last month, a total of 63 households were looking after the land in Dongqilipo. They distributed one fat pig, four sheep, and [-] catties of refined grain. You are a big man, and you are afraid of these small things. have no idea."

Niu Jinda really didn't know, he turned his head to look at the little official beside him.

The little official hurriedly said: "General, it has been distributed. It has been distributed to three places in total. Because Dongqili is full of old fields, a lot of goods have been shipped, so I added a reward. The batch shipped to Huating, a total of 500 yuan Many tons of high-quality syrup, two boats set off together. This boat has not returned yet, and two more boats left thirteen days ago, adding a reward to the field in East Ershili and another reward to the sugar mill , The detailed figures need to go back and check the books.”

Just do it.

Niu Jinda continued to listen to the old man.

"You are really a big shot. You don't care about so many things after you post them. It must be because you don't take them seriously in your heart. But in our eyes, these things are hard to come by. Who would have thought that it would actually fall into our hands On it, there are only some rotten meat and offal. There are also some old sour rice."

"Do you know about this?" Niu Jinda asked the little official beside him.

The clerk shook his head.

"Of course he didn't know that the things were sent to us. When we carried them back to the village, the dog took someone to snatch them away. At that time, several young men were knocked down. We wanted to go to the steward Tanaka to complain, but we But I was afraid. This time, everyone knew that this was a reward from that noble man to everyone here, but he didn’t even send a piece of meat to the poor people here. If something like this happened, that noble man If the big men in this place are angry, cut off the heads of us old bastards!"

Niu Jinda did not rehearse this part beforehand.

Niu Jinda was caught off guard by the sudden attitude of the local people.

However, he remembered that the King of Qin confessed that he really didn't know what to say, so he said something that was close to the people.

Niu Jinda thought for a while, and said, "The fat man in the red robe and purple border, have you seen him, the one standing on the right side of His Royal Highness King Qin?"

"Must be a great man too."

"It's a big big shot." Niu Jinda chuckled, "That's the elder brother of our Empress of the Tang Dynasty, who has made great contributions to the Great Tang Dynasty. He is also a top big shot in Chang'an City."

"Ah!" Several locals were shocked when the old man who knew Chinese explained.

Niu Jinda smiled: "Actually, our nobles in the Tang Dynasty are nobles. The higher the status, the higher the status. Scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, maidservants, servants, tenants, and slaves. This is the iron law. Every status It is also divided into nine classes. Then each class has strict status differences. For example, when I went to court, Lao Niu, when I saw the fat man of the eldest grandson, I had to take half a step back and let him go first, because he was a first-rank scholar, and Lao Niu just Four ranks of scholars."

Datang has rules, and the old man who understands Chinese continues to explain to the people next to him.

"However, that fat man, the eldest grandson, gave way to an ordinary citizen who was almost 80 years old and in the sixth rank of Shang in a restaurant in Chang'an City. This is another set of rules in my Tang Dynasty, which is called respecting the old and caring for the young. This is The way of benevolence and righteousness."

"Renyi!" After listening to the explanation, several old men learned a sentence.

"How about I invite a few disciples of sages in Chang'an to come over to open books and lectures, learn a word, or learn a craft. In the future, not to mention rich and powerful, at least earn thirty or fifty yuan a year, and they will also fall behind. One family has food and clothing.” When Niu Jinda spoke up to this point, his tone changed: “Let’s get to the front of the story, my old cow is not stingy, and you should also plant sugar cane for me. My old cow will protect you people. Eat meat, and give the women in your family a piece of silk every year."

Lao Niu is not the kind of person who can be tempted.

Sometimes he does speak the truth.

The truth touches people's hearts, Lao Niu speaks the truth, and is easy to be trusted by these people.

It's one thing to be in charge, but don't underestimate the elders of these villages. Their combined influence is definitely much stronger than those four translators.

In this era, Li Yuanxing dared to use such tactics to occupy land and people's hearts.One of the most important reasons is that people in this era do not have much concept of country or nation in their minds.

Even the Tang Dynasty has not really taken root in the bottom of my heart. Compared with the Song Dynasty, it has a strong nationalist spirit.

"That's it, you work harder. Plant the [-] acres of sugarcane in the west. I will bring ten pigs here at night, Lao Niu, and let your villages have fun, and let some unpleasant things go. Days We still have to live." Niu Jinda said with a smile, and several local old people also laughed. (To be continued.)